V. S. Pritchett, "Chekhov: A Biography"
ISBN: 144820092X | 1988 | | 220 pages |
V.S. Pritchett explores the connections between Chekhov's life and art, showing how Chekhov (1860-1904) often based his fiction on experiences of his...
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award
Selected by The New York Times Book Review as a Notable Book of the Year
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